Sources in American Constitutional History

Michael Les Benedict is a prominent American historian who taught at Ohio State University from 1970 until his retirement in 2005.

Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1: English Origins of American Constitutionalism
Chapter 2: Colonial Origins of American Constitutionalism
Chapter 3: The American Revolution
Chapter 4: Establishing New State and Federal Constitutions
Chapter 5: Constitutional Issues in the Early Republic
Chapter 6: Judicial Review, Nationalism, and State Sovereignty
Chapter 7: Jacksonian Democracy and State Rights
Chapter 8: Slavery and the Constitution
Chapter 9: The Constitution and the Civil War
Chapter 10: Reconstruction and the Constitution
Chapter 11: The Industrial State, Laissez-Faire, Constitutionalism, and State Rights
Chapter 12: The Progressive Era
Chapter 13: Conservative Constitutionalism in the 1920s
Chapter 14: The New Deal and the Constitution
Chapter 15: Liberal Constitutionalism
Chapter 16: Liberal Constitutionalism and Equality
Chapter 17: Curbing Presidential Power
Chapter 18: The Revival of Constitutional Conservatism
Chapter 19: The Supreme Court and Conservative Constitutionalism Civil Liberties
Chapter 20: The Erosion of Constitutional Comity
Chapter 21: The Conservative Court, the Constitution, and Judicial Supremacy
Chapter 22: Presidentialism and the Security State
Chapter 23: Constitution Wars

Appendix
The Constitution of the United States of America
Table of Cases

Index
About the Editor